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ELOF NORDSTROM, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN DAN STOPPER COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

CAP-MAKING AND BOTTLING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 31, 1915. Serial No. 48,210.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ELOF Nonns'rRoM, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Newark, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cap-Making and Bottling Machines, of which the following is a full and clearspecification.

This invention relates to cap-making and bottling machines which automatically make caps and apply them to bottles or other vessels which are automatically presented in suitable position to be capped and removed after being capped.

The primary object of this invention is to provide'an improved construction, combination, and arrangement of parts in a machine of this character for accomplishing these results continuously and in the proper order, as long as the machine is being operated.

- bottles or other vessels of different sizes.

larged scale corresponding to the broken line 44,Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a top plan View on an enlarged scale of a portion of the conveyer mechanism, parts being broken away; Flg. 6 is a side elevation of the same, parts being broken away and parts shown in section; Figs. 7 and 8 show different positions of portions of the feeding mechanism shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-9, Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a'fragmentary plan View of the blank-forming mechanism on an enlarged scale, parts being shown in section; Fig. 11 is a section on theline 11-11, Fig. 10; Fig. 12 is a fragmentary detail section on the line 12-l2, Fig. 10; Fig. 13,is a detail section on the line 13-.18,-Fig. 10; Fig. 14 is a front elevation on an enlarged scale of the blank-stamping mechanism, parts being shown in section; Fig. 15 is asection on the line Iii-15, Fig. 14; Fig. 16 is a section Patented Jan. 16, 1911.7.

on an enlarged scale corresponding to the line 16-46, Fig. 3; Fig. 17 is a top plan view on an enlarged scale of the cork-feeding apparatus, parts being broken away and parts shown in section; Fig. 18 is a section of the same corresponding to the line 18--18,

Fig. 17; Fig. 19 is a section on the line- 1919, Fig. 17; Fig. 20 is a section on the line 20-20, Fig. 17; Fig. 21 is an axial section on an enlarged scale of one of the capcrimping units, parts being shown in elevation; Fig. 22 is a similar yiew with the parts in other positions; Fig. 23 is'a bottom plan view of thesame; Fig. 24- is a bottom plan view of the crimping head having bottle locating device attached thereto, parts being broken away Fig. 25 is a front elevation of the same, partly broken way; Fig. 26 is a side elevation of the same, partly broken away. V

, The frame 1, serves to mount a plurality of nuts 2, operated by an ,endless belt or band 3, for raising and lowering screws 4,

said screws being arranged to carry the machine frame (see Figs. 1 and 4).

Referring to Fig. 3, a portion 6 of the framework mounts suitable brackets for journaling a shaft 7, carrying at one end a pulley 8. Said shaft carries at the other end a bevel gear 9, which meshes with a larger gear 10, kcyedto a shaft 11. On the belt-conveyer 16 for bringing vessels up to the table from the right of Fig. 1. As

shown in Fig. 3, the vessels are presented I grippers 39.

to a rotary conveyor comprising spaced star wheels 17 mounted on a spindle 18 which is .JOHI'IlfllBd in a suitable part of the framework. As shown best in Fig. 6, shaft 18 has keyed thereto a sprocket wheel 19, over which runs a chain 20 driven from a smaller sprocket'21 keyed to a shaft 22 (seeFig45).

The shaft 22 carries'a gear 23 which mesheswith a gear 24: mounted on a spindle 25 which carri'esa bevel gear 26, said bevel 26 being in mesh with a similar gear 27 carried by the shaft 11. Cooperating with the. rotary conveyer are suitable guides 28. As shown in Fig. 5, said rotary conveyer places the vessels successively into position to be engaged by a reciprocatory'conveyershown in Figs. 5, 6, Sand 9. Keyed to the shaft 25 is a crank arm 29 to which one end of a connecting rod 30 is pivoted. The

other end of said connecting rod is pivotedat 31 to an arm 32 which, as shown best in Fig.9, is journaled iii a slide Rigid with the arm 32 is an upper arm 34 which is geared to a similar arm 35, which is also journaled within the slide 33. Arms 34and 35 Parry brackets 36 and 37, upon the outer ends-of which a gripper bar 38 is pivotally mounted. Said gripper bar carries suitable A lever arm 32 is geared at 40 with a similar arm 32 journaled in an other slide 33, the parts just described being-duplicated on the other side of the feedtable and hence are given the corresponding reference numerals' As shown in Fig. 9, the feed-table 5 is provided with downwardly extending aprons, within which are formed dove-tailed guides which carry the slides 33. As shown best in Fig. 6, acrank arm- 41 carried by the shaft 22 is con nected to one end of a connecting rod 42, the other end of said connecting rod being pivoted on a pin 43 carried by one of a pair of interengaging arms 44:, said arms being keyed to oppositely arranged pintles mounted in oppositely arranged slides 45, which are mounted grooves. The connecting rod 42 is thus adapted to simultaneously oscillate pivotally mounted-arms 46 which are geared at 47 for this purpose. Pivotally connected to the arms 16 on either side of the feedtable= is" a'gripperbar 47 carrying'suitable tion-by referring to Fig. 5, that the vesselswlnchzare presented from: the right by the 65 rotary'conveyefi are fed on tothe' table-*5 in said do ve-tailed in a position to be engaged by the grippers 39 which'convey them one by one into position to have caps applied thereto by the -mechanism to be hereinafter described. The

being suitably proportioned to impart two,

and one-half revolutions to gear 23 during the same time. It will therefore be seen that the gripper bars 38 are reciprocated two times to every once of the gripper bars 7. Each pair of said gripper bars are opened and closed for each reciprocation.

In consequence, accordingto this-preferred embodiment of ,my invention, two vessels are capped separately during the time-that two vessels are conveyed together to the crimpingmechanism to be hereinafter described: Leading away from a crimping mechanism (see Figs. 1 and 3) is an endless belt conveyer 49' which runs about a. driving pulley 50 carried by a shaft 51 which carries a gear 52 (see Fig. 3) -meshing with a bevel gear 53 on .theleft end of shaft 11, according 'to'Fig; 3. The'shaft' 7 carries a bevel gear 54, which meshes with a bevel gear 55 keyed to an upright shaftfifi. As shownin Fig. 1, theshaft"56*isjournaled in the bracket 57 which projects frornthe upper frame of the machine, said bracket also serving to journal one end of a flywheel shaft 58 which carriesa flywheel 59. Keyed to shaft 56 is a bevel gear 60, which meshes with a bevel: gear' 61 on the shaft 58. As shown in' Fig: 2; said-shaft 58 is also journ-a'led in the bi-acket 62 andwithin a sleeve 63, said sleeve being journaled in a bearing 64. Keyed to the right end ofshaft 58 is a cam 65 which is preferably formed'as a housing fora pawl block 66, which. as shown in Fig. 4-, is-pivoted on a pin 67 and'normally-retained by a spring 68 in a position to engage a "shoulder 9 mounted on a ratchet disk- 70 which iskeyed to the sleeve 63. Normally, therefore. the shaft- 58 is adapted. when rotated, to drive the sleeve (33. Keyed to the inner end of sleeve 63 is a bevel gear 71, which meshes with a hovel gear 72 on the forward end of a shaft 73 which is journaled in spaced hearings 74. Keyed to the-rear end of shaft 73 is an eccentric 75, providedwi'th a strap 76 which is-connected by'a link 77 to a pin 78 carried-by a crank arm 79 (see Fig. 4), said crank arm being keyed to the upper end of a vertical shaft 80. The lower end of said" shaft 80 carries a crank arm 81 which is connected by a rod-82'with one arm of a bell cran'lr lever'-83-journaled at 84: in a bracket'85. The otherarm ofsa-id lever is connected by arod 86 to a universal coupling member ifi (see Figs.- 3 and if). Saidcoupling is' carried by-tiie depending arm of a bell crank lever 88, which is journaled on a pin 89, said pm, as shown in Fig. 10, being carried by oppositely ar-v ranged slides 90 which are pressed apart by springs 91 which produce a certain degree of friction between said slides and the walls of the guides within which they move. The forwardly extending arm of the bell crank lever 88 carries a pin 92, which, as shown best in Fig. 13, is connected to a pair of spaced feed members 93 which are preferably provided with serrations along their upper edges, as shown in Fig. 11. I

It will be understood from this description that each forward stroke of the rod 86 is resisted at first by the friction of the slides 90 in their grooves. As a result, bell crank lever 88 is oscillated on pin 89 to move the serrated edges of the feed bars 93 into engagement with the aluminum strip 94 which passes about a guide roller 95 on its way from a roll 96 of the stock from which the caps are to be stamped. The stock thus presented is moved between a fixed blank cutting die 97 and a metal plate 98, which is suitably mounted and apertured to guide a reciprocatory hollow plunger 99 with an up- .per edge adapted to cut a blank from the metallic strip at each stroke of said plunger. Secured to the lower end of the plunger 99 is a grooved collar 100 within which engage.

pins 101 carried by the bifurcated end of a lever 102 which is journaled on a pin 103 mounted in a vertical support 104. Connected to the other end of said lever is a connecting rod 105, the other end of said rod being connected at 106 (see Fig. 4) to one arm of a bell crank lever 107 which is journaled at 108. The upwardly projecting arm of lever.

107 carries a cam roller 109 which runs in a cam gr0ove'110 of a cam which is keyed to the shaft 73. A plate 250 which is carried by the collar 100, serves to reciprocably support a slide 251 to which is secured a trim-, ming blade or knife 252 by means of screws 253. It will be understood therefore that at each upward stroke of the blank-cutting die. the knife 252 will sever the overhanging said bearing is journaled a shaft 113 which is supported from above and carries at its lower end a rotary plate or table 114. As

seen in Fig. 3, this table is provided with peripheral notches 115 into which a locking bar or finger.116 is adapted to be moved a spring 117 (see Fig.3) at certain periodlc intervals during the operation of the machine. A bolt or finger 116 is carried by a short shaft journaled in a bearing 118, said shaft also carrying the hub end of a lever arm 119. The other end of the lever 119 is roller 121.

connected to a vertically arranged cam rod 120 which carries at its upper end a cam action of-the spring 117. Means for mov- .1ng the table 114 at these times is provided as follows: Journaled on the shat't113 is a pawl holding frame 123 which carries a pawl 124, said pawl being adapted to operate a ratchet 125 which is keyed to the shaft 113. A connecting rod-126 is connected at one end to the pawl holder 123 and its other,

end is connected to a crank arm 127 which is keyed to the vertical shaft 80. As shown best in Figs. 3 and 11, the rotary table 114 is provided with angularly spaced cap shaping dies-128, said dies' beingv provided on either side, as shown best in Fig. 14, with apertures 129 for the accommodation of stamping plungers 130 which, in the present embodiment of my invention, are arranged in reciprocatory heads 131. Said heads also serve to mount centrally disposed plungers 132 which may be adapted to stamp any desired caption or legend on a cap contained within the die 128. Plungers 130 may have their cooperating surfaces suitably knurled to roughen the lobes of the cap. As shown in Fig. 15, a pair of lever arms 133 are geared together at 134 to move in unison about parallel pins 135. Both of said levers carry bolts 136 which interengage with suitable sockets 137 formed in the sliding heads 131. The lower lever 133 is provided with an arm 138 which. as shown in Fig. 4, is connected to a rod 139 united by a 10st motion coupling 140 to a similar rod 141, which is provided'with a spring 142 for normally retaining said rods apart. The upper end ofv rod 141 is connected at 143 to a cam lever 144 which, as shown in Fig. 2, carrles a cam roller 145 which runs in a cam groove 146.

. As shownin Fig. 3, a crank arm 147, which is keye'dtothe vertical shaft 80, is connected at its outer end to a rod 148, said rod 148 being connected at its inner end to a slide 149. As shown best in Fig. .16, the slide 149 reciprocates in a bracket 150 across the lower end of a tubular chute 151, which normally contains a supply of cork inserts 152.

By an inspection of Fig. 16 it will be seen that each stroke of slide 149 is adapted to remove the lowermost cork into the path of a plunger 153 which is connected by a rod 154 to the outer end of a lever arm 155.ca-rried by the outer end of a shaft 156. By referenceto Fig. 11, it will be seen that shaft 156 partakes of the movement ofa lever 157 to one end of which'is connected a collar 158 carried by the. lower end of a plunger 159, which carries at its upper enda male die 160, which coijperates with the die 128 1n shaping a cap. A collar 159' which is se- -toavrod-162, the upper endof' said rod=being connected by a lost motion coupling 163 with a similar rod 164, provided with spring 165 for normally spacing said rods.- Rod 164: has its upper end connected to bent lever 144.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that after a cap-bla-nk-has been' stamped from the metal stock, the plunger 159'shapes-the same into'a cap within die 1 128. Table 114-is then rotated'until'the cap thus formed is brought under the stamps 130 and 132, as shown in Fig. 14. The cap here has its-lobesroughened'while any desired caption is'impressed on the cap. The o cap is next' moved into the position shown in Fig. 16, in which a cork insert is forced upwardly thereinto. The upward travel of p1unger153 is made sutiieient to force a cork insert far enough to be cramped within tthe cap, the taper of said cap aswell as the positions of the lobes thereon being sufficient to resist this pressure. Said cap is then brought overthe mouth of a vessel such as the bottle 168, shown in Fig. 4. As shown am dotted lines in Fig, 3, a pair ofoppositely disposed-bottle grippin arms 167 are journaled'upon fixed parallel axes, being provided'with arms 168 which are geared together to make said gripping arms operate ainunison. One of said arm's is carried by a sleeve-169 which, as shown in Fig; 1, is

joutnal'ed in sp'aced bearings-170, and carries at its upper end a cam arm 171. A cam roller 172 mounted on the arm 171 traverses a cam L65, which moves the gripping arms167 apart anda spring 167 moves said arms together at'regular intervals for supporting the bottles.- Should there be a failure at any time in presenting'a bottle to the capping mecha- 5-nism, a feeler 173, which is mounted on the lower end of a vertical'rod lfl, is permitted under the action of'a spring (not'shown) to move inwardly. ()n the upper end of the rod 174 is keyed an arm 17 which by this movement, is swung into position beneath the tailof the dog'66. The pawl or dog '66 is thus forced inwardly and out of engagement with the shoulder (39, thus releasing sleeve 63 and thro'wingout of connection all of the mechanisms which coiiperate in constructing the cap. -Means for: feeding corkinserts-to the table are provided as follows:

A hopper 1.7 G is disposed at the upper end of chute 151, as shown best in Figs. 4, 17 and 18. Said hopper is provided with cupped bottom plate 177, within which is journaled a shaft 178. Keyed to the shaft 178 isa rotary disk or plate 179, which constitutes a conveyer for cork inserts. As shown in to Fig." 17,thehopp*er isprovided with'a-tan gases gentiallyareai'iigedf discharge passage way- 180, having an aperture in its bottom wall in' register withithe u per of the chute 151. A step'plate'ltii limits-the movement of the insertsalong the passe e 180 to the said aperture. As shownl in ig. 20, a rock shaft 182 carries a-'le9at sp1:'in'g 183, which supports at its-outer enda plunger 184, which is coaxially mounted-with the chute 151. Rock shaft 182 is-journaled in bearing 185, (see Figs. 19 and 20) and carries a rock arm 186,- whichas shown in Fig. 17, is connected to a rod'l87, the'other end of said rodlo'ein'g connected to an eccentric strap 188, journaled upenan eccentric 189, said eccentric being keyedtdshaft 178. As shown in Fig. 20, a block-190', which is keyed-to rock shaft 182; is provided with a recess which fits the crooked end-1910f a slide or agitator 192. As shown in; Fig." 17, this slide extends lengthwise of passage 180 and is suitably arranged along oneside of'said passage'to' aline the-inserts as they pass into the dis charge passage. As shownin Figs. 17- and 18, a yoke-193is-keyed' totlie'upp'er end ofshaft 17 8, the branches of said" yoke being provided with pins-194', which engage in apertures fo'rmed'in a plate ring 195, which is movahly supported at slight inclination to-rotary'plate179 by'means of a stud196. 5

Keyed tothe'lo wei' end'of shaft 178'is a bevel gear 197 ,--"'Which meshes with a bevel gear, 198, keyed-amshort shaft 199 which carries a sprocket wheel? 200,- driven by a chain 201 (see-Fig. 43; which is in' turn driven by 'a sprockeu202, keyed to shaft 58. It will bes'een from' this description thatthe rotary movement of" plate' 179- will tend" to throw'tlie'co'rk inserts outwardly under the actionofcentrifhgalfbrce: During this ae- 'tion, the ring 195"permi-ts only asingle layer of inserts-to be passedin' a; clock-wise'directionaround thehopper, according to Fig. 17, a. movement which delivers them tangentially into the passageway 180.

After thecapshave been applied, which is accomplished by a plunger 203 (sec-Fig. a), the vessels are passed on to the crimping mechanism to be presently described. Gonnectedfi to the upper end of plunger 203, which is mounted in spaced bearings 204, is a bent lever 205, which is jo'urnaled on'a pin' 206. The upper arm of said lever is connected by a rod 207'to a. lost" motion coupling 208 toanotherrod209which is connected at 210 with cam lever 107. It will be seen, therefore, that plunger 203'is periodically depressed to a poly caps from-dies 128 to the necks'of-bottl es presented tliereto.

Referringnow to Figs: 1 and 3, a bevel gear 211 whichiskey'ed' to shaft 58, meshes with another bevel 212 keyed to a'shaft 213$ shS'ShOWII' in-=Fig.' 3, sha'ft '2l3carriesa cam block 214 providedwitha-cam' groove' 215'- within'-whiclixtravels' a cam" roller216 which mounted upon a slide 217, reciprocably mounted in a dove-tailed guide 218. As shown in Fig. 2, the slide 217 carries a crimping head 219, comprising two. adjacently disposed crimping elements shown in detail in Figs. 21:, 22 and 23. A band 220 carried by slide 217 serves to support a socket 221 within which is reciprocably mounted a slide 222, held against rotation by means of a spline 223. The slide 222 iscarried by a rod -224,"which passes through the upper end of socket 221 and is limited in its downward movement by a cap or nut 225. Interposed between the upper end of the socket and the slide 222 is a spring 226. The lower end of the rod 224 carries-a cap-engaging member 227. Radially disposed with respect to said member 227 are a plurality of crimping elements 228 which oscillate about their rounded lugs 229. The elements 228 project through radial slots in slide 222 and are normally held in outward position by means of springs 230, which are carried by studs 231 on projecting portions of slide 223. As indicated in Figs. 21 and 22, whenever the socket'221 is forced downwardly, the member 227 rests upon the cap and forces it into the position shown in Fig. 22. When the slide 222 is brought to rest, a plurality of plungers 232 which are mounted in flanges I 233, are forced down on to the elements 228 so as tomove them into the position shown in Fig. 22, thus crimping the cap and firmly securing it to the vessel.

Referring now to Figs. 24, 25 and 26, it will be seen that the guide 218 is provided on opposite sides of the reciprocating crimping head, with forwardly extending brackets 234. Pins carried by these brackets, serve to journal the hub portions of vessel clamping levers- 236, which are normally drawn toward each other in pairs by connecting springs 237. Said clamplng levers are provided w1th lnterengaging segmental arms 238. Projecting from the front lever of each pair of said levers is a lug 239, said lugs being suitably arranged to be engaged simultaneously by a bar 240 which is c'on-' nected to the slide or crimping head 217 by straps 241.

The operation of the several parts has been described in the specification. The en- .eral operation will now be readily un erstood, and briefly related is as follows: In

' thepresent embodiment, the vessels are fed under the capping mechanism, oneby one, the cap having been constructed by stages in themanner hereinbefore pointed out. After a cap is applied to a vessel said vessel is replaced by another vessel to be capped. Said vessels are next fed in pairs under the 'crimpiug mechanism, which is relatively slow in its action and requires reater power to operate it. This constructlon thus permits the relatively heavy work performed hy the crimper to be done by a slow movement mechanism which accommodates the vessels which are capped in the rapidly operated cap-applying mechanism.

What I claim is 1. In a machine of the character described, the combination with means for applying caps to vessels, of means for securing caps to said vessels, means for feedingvessels to and. from said cap-applying means, and means operating at a different rate of speed for feedin a different number of vessels from the rst mentioned feeding means to and from said cap-securing means, each of said feeding means being adapted to move 18C said vessels in one direction only.

2. .In a machine of the character described,

cap-applying means which act at relatively 'shapingdie into and out of juxtapositioh,

means for displacing a blank from said blank forming means and shaping it into a cap in said die, means for feeding vess s into and out of position to have caps appli' d thereto, and means for displacing caps .froin said dies on to said vessels.

4. In a machine of the character described, blank-forming means, a cap shaping die, means for bringing said blan 3,205 forming means and cap-shaping die into suitable relative positions to have a blank displaced from said blank-forming means into saidcap-shaping die, means whereby said die and a receptacle may be brought into suitable relative positions to have a cap in said die applied to said receptacle, and means for applying caps from said die to receptacles.

5. In a machine of the character described, blank-forming means, a cap shapingdie, means for bringing sa 1d blank forming means and cap-shaping die into suitable relative positions to have a blank displaced from said blank-forming means 7 into said cap-shaping die, means whereby said die and a receptacle may be brought into suitable relative positions to have a cap in said die applied to said receptacle, and means for applying caps from said die to receptacles, said cap-shaping die being presented downwardly and sultably mounted to move successively into positions over said blank-forming means and a receptacle to be capped.

1.1 a mach n f th c iirecter .fle-

. scribed, blank-forming means, a. seep-asleep mg l e mo able successively into pos tions .s d' ot m inletsadjacent said blank-forming.meansandover a receptacle to be capped, a rec procable plunger .for displacing a bland; from Sztld blank-forming means andshapingiitinto a .cnpin said die, means for feeding l'(}ptiL- cles into .positionto be capped, and means for applying caps from sniddie onto said .vessels.

7. In a ,mnchine of the character described, ublank-cntting die, means for feed- .ing stock to said die, means coiiperntingqvith said'die'for. cutting a blank from said stock,

a rotary table provided with av cap-shap ng.

die, therotnry axis of .saidtable being suitibly disposedto imove said die into and out ot'icoa-xial allne nent with sald'blnnk-cutting die, means for forcing a {blank from the blank-cutting (110 into said cap-slmpingidie toshape army, and means disposed at ndisxtnnee firum snid ,blanlocutting die ,fordis- {charging a shaped cap from the, cop-shaping .25 d

8. In a ,machine of .the .clmrncter describethnvblnnkrcutting die, means for feed- ,ing stock to said.di8,,meansc0iipenating with snid die for cutting ablnnk from said stock,

' so ,emotnrytable provided with a ci psshap ng nezlns, means for presenting vessels to :be ,oapped, and a cap-shaping .die 'snltably mbnnted to receive a blank directly from said h1ank=clttting meg ns and ,to be moved into .IIOS-itiQIL over a vessel to be capped.

In t machine of the character descrlbed, the combination of 'blimktcutting ineans,,nnd .cap'shi ping means adapted to mox e .the blank ,from said blenkwutting .inecns, e portion-ofsaidmphepiugmesns being s tably \mountedend 1 adapted telecony p in o position-to be applied to a \IQSSG fl lrln e ,imechine-io the chameter. described, hopper prov ded with-.a (li filiairge (outlet, aroteny bottom plate,- and an eminlnsspnced tlierefrqm end rotatable onon was Jlrwlmed Relatively to the rotary .exismf 1 2-11 9 ma hin of ethe-eh liwter de- $t1 ed,,a ;hqpper pres ded with e .discherge .eut1e t,, ;i rotary .bqttomml e denannulus spaced therefrom and rotatable on-a-n-ia-xis eiesee -.itl lined relatively to the rotary iexis .of

s i b om e se, :stid bot o iplete being snbstantially level.

13. In a- ,nmchine of :the character described, a hopper, a substantially vertical shaft extending through said hopper, a bottom vplatekeyed to said shaft, aniannulur plntearranged. above said bottom plate, means for supporting one edge of said 111- nulaiwplate, Sztid-annularplete being adaptedto rest onthe articles tobe fed at points ing nenns including'two pairs of recipro- .cabie slides, each pairof slideszbcing reciproce-blerelativelyzto the otherpniinof slides. inezins suitably mounted on said slides to beimoved into and-out of engagement with vessels that are being fed, power-driven crank .arlns connected respectively-=to said pairs of slides, the vessel engaging means carried by one poi r of slides being adopted to depositvessels within the reach of the vessel engaging means carried by the other pair Of-SlldGS, and incansfor revolving said crank armsntidifierentspeeds.

15. In a machine of the character described, a hopper for-inserts provided with a discharge ontlet,n rotary bottom disk or .plate in said hopper, and a rotary annulus (inclined relativelytoshid dislcorrplnte, and means for rotating said plate. and annulus in indirection to-conveythe inserts toward said outlet.

-16. In a nnchine of the character describede hopper for inserts, n verticalshaft extending through 'the'bottoin wall of said hopper,-a rotary disk-or plate connected to said sheft nn annulus-spicedfromsnid rotary :disk or plate, means for driving said annulus from said shaft, said hopper being provided with, etangentially arritngedoutlct passage, Ln chute leading from said outlet passage, and means for forcing inserts from said tangentially arranged outlet .into the upper endmf snidcbute,end means for connecting said forcing means to said vertical shaft.

1'1. In a machine .of the character desenibed, e rot/anyteble-cnlzrying a plurality of copvsheping dies, a blank-cutting die suitably wronged to have said dies successively register therewith, means .for feeding stock to snidqblenkmuttingdie, a capsheping phinger, a .iblenk-eutting plunger.

end-a trimmer, operated by ,one .of said plungers.

:1 8. En .-a- :n nchine of ,the character decr bed. {a hopper tor insane-a chute for iex inserts, a reciprocable slide for feeding inserts to the mouth of said chute, a lunger for driving said inserts from the sli e down into said chute, and means for alternately operating said slide and plunger.

19. In a machine of the character described, a blank-cutting device, a pair of spaced grippers for feeding stock to said device, a reciprocating slide of less width than the space between said grippers, a lever pivotally mounted on said slide and arranged with one end projecting between said grippers, means for movably connecting said leverend to said grippers, and means for oscillating said lever.

20. In a machine of the character described, a blank-cutting device, spaced guides extending toward said device, slides mounted in said guides respectively, means yieldably forcing said slides apart into said guides. a pin carried by said slides, a bell crank lever pivoted on said pin, means carried by one arm of said lever for feeding stock to said device, and means connected to the other arm of said lever for oscillating said lever and reciprocating said slides.

21. In a machine of the character described, the combination with means for applying caps to vessels, of means for securing caps to said vessels, and means for feeding vessels to said capping and cap'sec'uring means successively, said feeding means comprising oppositely arranged slides reciprocable in the direction of feed of said vessels, a plurality of oscillatory levers mounted on each of said slides, and a grippercarried by all of said oscillatory levers on each slide.

22. In a machine of the character described, the combination with'means for applying caps to vessels, 0t means for securing caps to said vessels, and means for feeding vessels to said capping and cap-securing means successively, said feeding means comprising oppositely arranged slides reciprocable in the direction of feed of said vessels, oscillatory levers mounted to swin' about parallel vertical axes on each of sai slides, and a gripping bar carried by the oscillatory levers on each slide, said bar having pivotal connection with each of said levers on an axis parallel to the oscillatory axes of said levers.

23. In a machine of the character described, the combination with means for applying caps to vessels, of means for securing caps tosaidvessels, and means for feedmg vessels to said capping and cap-securing means successively, said feeding means comprising oppositely arranged slides reciprocable 1n the direction of feed-of said vessels, oscillatory levers mounted on said slides and geared together to swing in unison in a directlon transverse, to the direction of feed, and oppositely arranged unison, and a gripper bar connected to the other, ends of said levers on each slide.

In a machine of the character described, the combination with cap-applying means and cap securing means, of means for, feeding vessels to said cap applying and cap securing means successively, said feeding means including a plurality of pairs of reciprocable slides arranged opposite to each other, means suitably mounted on said slides to move into and out of engagement with vessels that are being fech interen-gaging arms connecting each pair of said slides and power-driven crank arms'each of which is connected to one of the iuterengaging arms for each pair of slides.

26. In a machine of the character de-' scribed, the combination with cap applying means and cap securing means, of means for feeding vessels to said cap applying and cap securing means successively, said feeding means including la plurality of pairs of vessel gripping instrumentalities oppositely arranged, means for moving said instrumen:

' talities into and out of gripping engagement with vessels which are being fed by them,

and means for relatively reciprocating said pairs of instrumentalities, said pairs of in-' strumentalities being respectively adapted to move different numbers of vessels at each stroke. and said relatively reciprocating means being adapted to reciprocate said instrum'entalities at differently timed intervals for this purpose, 1

27. In a machine of the character described. the combination of 'cap applying and cap crimping means. a feed table extending by said means, means reciprocable relatively to said cap'applyin'g means for moving vessels up to be capped a i jayvay after being capped, other means recipro'cable relatively to said crimping means'for moving said vessels fromnvhere the firstmentioned reciproca -dc means leaves them'up to the crimping means and away therefrom. and means for feeding vessels on to said feed table, said feed table being provided with a 'uide Wall for directing vessels on .to said ta 1e, and said feeding means including means for feeding said vessels along said guide 'wall'onto said table and within reach of the first mentioned reciprocable means.

QB-i111 :a zznmh-ine 19f. dire cha ac e scribed, the combination-vof -cap applying and-cap crimping means, a feed table extending by said means, means reciprocable relatively to said cap applying means for -crimping 'means successively, said crimpingmoving vessels up to be capped and away after being capped, other means reciprocable relatively to said crimping means for mov- .ing said vessels from where the first mentioned reciprocable means leaves them up to the crimping means and away therefrom,

and means for feedingvessels on to said feed table, said feeding means including a conamechanisnn-of vessel feedingmechanism including oppositely arranged reciprocable slides, a pair of levers pivotally mounted on each of said slides, the adjacent ends of said levers being geared together, Ivessel grippers mounted on the other ends of said levers, transverse arms carried respectively by one lever of each pair, said arms being geared together to move i unison, and

means connected toone of said arms for reciprocating said slides and moving said grippers into and out-of engagement with vessels that are being fed.

30 In a machine of the. character described, the combination of vessel capping means, cap crim-pingmeans, and means for feeding- Vessels to'said capping :and cap means including a reciprocable socket, a

plunger reciprocably mounted in said 45 socket, a yieldably mounted slide .in said socket for normallyholding said plunger in an extreme position with --respect to-said socket, crimping elements carried by said slide in normally inoperative; position, and means operated by the relative movement of plungerand socket for moving said crimping elements, said cr mping element moving means comprisingplungers yieldably mountedon said socket and adapted to impingesaid crimping elements during. every stroke of saidzcrirnpmg means.

31.111 a machine vof the character described, the combination of -means for forming-thef-shell of a cap-, means, for putting inserts into said caps, a -hopper,-a chute leading from said hopper to-said putting in means, and means for feeding inserts from said hopper into said chute, said feeding -means [including a revoluble disk or plate,

a. tangential runway leading from said disk dram Orplate-t0 l1he=upper end0i said chute, and means revolving within-said hopper and above said disk or plate in a -direction to move the insertsinto said runway.

32. In a machine of the character described, the combination of means forforming the shell of a. cap, means for putting inserts into said caps, a hopper, a chute leadingfrom said hopper to said putting in means, and means for feeding inserts from said hopper into said chute, said feeding means including a revoluble disk or plate, a tangential runway leading from said disk or plate to the upper end of said chute,and means revolving within said hopper in a direction to move the insertsinto said run-v way, said runway being provided with a slide reeiprocable lengthwise thereof.

$3.1m a machine of the character described, a hopper for inserts, said hopper being provided with a revolving .disk or plate constituting the bottomthereof, a:tangential' runway leading therefrom, a reciprocable slide extending lengthwise :of :said runway, and a chute leading from said runway.

34. In a machine of the character described, a hopper for inserts, a rotary plate or disk in the bottom of said hopper, said hopper being provided with a runway leading therefrom, and an annulus spaced from said plate or disk a distance substantially the thickness of said inserts, said annulus being movable relatively to said .rotary plate.

35. 111 a machine of the character described, a hopper ifor inserts, arotary plate or disk in the bottom of said hopper, said hopper being provided with a runway Eleadingtherefrom, and an annulus spaced from said plate or vdisk a distancesubstantially the thickness of said inserts, said annulus being inclined slightly to the (plane --.of said rotary platezor disk.

v .36. In a machine of the character described, a hopper for inserts, a rotary .plate or disk in the bottom 'offsaid ahopper, said hopper being provided with a runwaylleading'therefrom, an annulus spaced fromsaid plate or disk a distance substantially the thickness of said inserts, and means aior moving said annulus relatively ito saidwplate or disk. Y I v In a .imachine ,of the chanacten'described, a hopper for inserts -.vproeided with a discharge passage, ai'OtiLl'YmdiSkQllfiElfidifi mounted in said hopper, and :a {rotary annulus spaced from said disk or plate, means for rotating-said plate and annulus in a direction to convey the inserts ftfilWfiid said outlet, and means for movingsaid-anndlns toward and away from said disk-oriplate.

38. In a machine of the character .de-

' scribed, a hopper for inserts, :a vertical shaft 

